Edmonton Oilers HIRE Stan Bowman As General Manager

The Oilers Fanatic goes over all the latest in Oil Country!! #Oilers #EdmontonOilers #LetsGoOilers #JeffJackson #NHL #nhlhighlights #nhlhighlight #stanbowman #paulcoffey #leondraisaitl #dylanholloway #philipbroberg #generalmanager #oilersgeneralmanager #oilersgm

[@Unitedbambu]

I would have rather had Keith Gretzky be the GM and promoted him internally.

[@papahenry744]

I would have rather Lebron James as the GM

[@ProtagonisTeneT]

No one wants him as GM outside the organization. Why would we want him to be?

[@dirtdiggerbear1075]

same here. now long before he gets his shot?

[@JM-sp2iu]

Honestly anyone would have been a better choice.

[@ryansharp7070]

A major mistake. The only experience he has is trading a way cup winning assets from a team Dale Tallon built. We had two guys in house that would have been better. So the Oilers win the cup on backs of the Holland's and Keith Gretzky and Bowman gets the credit again? Not cool!

[@Republica33]

Agreed. Tallon was the guy that built that cup winning team. Bowman reaped the benefits.

[@datriaxsondor590]

I've never seen another NHL franchise shoot itself in the foot, as much as this one................... aside from Toronto.

[@Hexadecimal_QueenofChaos]

As an oilers fan our heads are nearly separated from our necks from all the whiplash 😭 but after this I am no longer a fan

[@curtishalverson3600]

Not a huge fan of this move by Jackson. I was rooting for Hunter.

[@sukhjitsingh8269]

Can you imagine winning the cup with Hunter as GM,

[@juleswinnfield6930]

I think the Oilers organization doesn't need the negative attention and blowback they are going to get due to this move.

[@mawkushbrody7748]

Hi Patrick! Thanks for your level headed video about this news. Reading the comments seems that most people are vehemently against this move. For what its worth I appreciated seeing Sheldon Kennedy speak on this.

[@timbro1]

The people of Edmonton have the power to stop this. Season ticket holders should speak up.

[@papahenry744]

If this is true, for the sake of their team, they better speak up!

[@Republica33]

​@@somebody7822was it Bowman or was it Talon. I think Talon was his name. Under Bowman there were some lean years as well. Rebuild? Can't remember.

[@Jimmy-tc2ef]

@@somebody7822he inherited 98% of that Chicago team. He didn’t build shit.

[@MikeHarvey-ol7xr]

​@@somebody7822 😂

[@papahenry744]

@@somebody7822 you spelled tallon wrong

[@TheFaithfulFanatic]

This is not what I expected. Not sure what to think or how to feel right now. Been so impressed with Jeff Jackson as of late. This sours that alittle.

[@randybegon3191]

The team would have been better off with no one in the position

[@TheFaithfulFanatic]

@@randybegon3191 only time will tell. After his press conference with Jackson, I am willing to give him a chance to prove he is worth it.

[@phlou65]

Bowman ruin the Hawks. Bowman will ruin the oilers. Just an objective view. Sorry oil country. A big WTF! Keith Gretzky would have made a better GM.

[@jerellane4845]

I bet the players are excited about being asked about this from the press lol. I wonder if this affects draisaitl‘s contract negotiations 🤔

[@reignofrock]

After so many great off-season moves we hire this enabler.. What the hell?!

[@electrifyification]

Big yikes...

[@epiphany519]

To quote Steve Carrell "NO, NO, GOD NO" (From The Office). Take care all. Oh, if 50% or more of Oilers Season ticket holders don't renew due to Mr. Bowman that sends a message. Leon (and Connor) NOT resigning due to Mr. Bowman sends the same message as does the team informing management that they won't play if Mr. Bowman is involved in any part of the organization (including the Bake and ECHL teams etc.).

[@somebody7822]

No one is going to do that. Stop being such a drama queen.

[@epiphany519]

@@somebody7822 I respect your opinion. I listed options ONLY. Do I think Mr. Bowman belongs in the organization? No. It's also NOT MY JOB and NOT SOMETHING I CONTROL. For corporations the thing they understand is MONEY. If the money dries up changes get made. Players have to look at things for their careers. Right now we have probably the best shot at the cup and I truly hope we win it and continue to win it for years to come and yes that means currently WITH Mr. Bowman. BTW, I've been called many things but a Drama Queen isn't one of them.

[@chaseorvis2828]

How would you convince 50% of those people who are diehard fans to stop attending games? I don’t like the signing but I still support the team and don’t think absolutely cooking the franchise solves anything. Same is probable true with Leon and Connor who have spent years climbing a mountain to get this team where it is.

[@epiphany519]

​@@chaseorvis2828 People make up their own minds. Information out there including Mr. Bowman's REAL record (not what others did, what HE did) as a GM, not just the offensive issue I'm talking about the trades and deals HE made plus the drama with the offensive issue and his acknowledged culpability are powerful arguments. People decide what they want or if they want to be associated with a team that hired someone who was responsible for not doing their job and not following up. Some will "give him a chance" as they support the team. Some have or may walk away from the team as this is just another incident. We've done a fair bit of reclamation projects over the years giving others chances that no one else was willing to extend. This may be one too many for some. As a business you may associate with the team as advertising in a way but what happens if this hurts your business because the team hired this person? I don't believe it's there and probably won't get there but what happens if. Look I support the team. That means supporting all of the team. While I wish this hiring didn't happen it's not something I control or have any power over. I'm truly disappointed with the team and Mr. Jackson for doing this and I believe it wasn't a very wise decision BUT I support the team. I also postulate and allow others to do the same should they choose.

[@shawnwharry952]

We need to fill the Moss pit like we did in the playoffs with a protest.

[@magicmostard3863]

Hi Patrick, simply speechless. Looked at different other sites, nobody wants him. So I don't know what to say, but why do we penalize ourselves ever by our own?!!! 😢

[@Wattupaworkin]

INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED AND DISGUSTED. Jeff Jackson in my eyes has undone all the good moves he made this offseason.

[@Hexadecimal_QueenofChaos]

I was so excited about the next season and now I actively root against them. How could they destroy themselves so quickly and so badly I dont know but this is a travesty. FU OILERS FUFUFUFU

[@papahenry744]

Woah! Correct those stats! The architect of those stanley cup squads was tallon! Not stan.... Towards the end?? Its been like this from the start, signing brian cambell 7mill and shipping out big buff was the start....

[@theblindjedi41]

Until this man is no longer employed by the Oilers, my viewing eyes, my fandom and money are no longer available to this organization. This monster knowingly covered up a sexual assault of a young player in his employ, and this allowed the offender to act again and again. Working in the nhl is a privilege that this man abused and wasted.

[@Hexadecimal_QueenofChaos]

They owe all the fans their money back after this mess... its too embarrassing to be an Oilers fan now and our merch must be burned... a shame... I was so excited about the next season and now I cannot root for this team at all.

[@chaseorvis2828]

@@Hexadecimal_QueenofChaosDo it

[@deputy7586]

Time will tell if this was a good or bad hire. Not my choice but Jackson seems to know what he is doing. I have seen 11 GM’s as a fossil fan and none have got me to change teams since 1980. Thanks for the update

[@Fiberoptiks]

Great, the guy who has fallen upwards his entire career continues to fall upward.

[@travishanna4619]

This hire shows that Jeff Jackson is ok with what Stan Bowman did 😡😡😡😡😡

[@zigfield723]

Very odd decision,. why even bring that unnecessary controversy and outside noise to a group with so much momentum. It's just really really strange.

[@roximama]

Time to stop buying tickets until Jackson and Bowman are let go. He didn't even win those cups with a team that he built himself. He was handed a great team.

[@X2Crow]

No longer an oilers fan. I can't support someone like that

[@chaseorvis2828]

You can be a fan of the Oilers and not the gm….

[@LARGO125]

​@@chaseorvis2828 nope. This is too much. You want to continue to support the team? That's your call. But some of us just can't countenance the fact that this man protected a r@pist just so his team could win a cup. And I honestly don't believe he regrets his actions in that whole affair, I think he regrets getting caught.

[@chaseorvis2828]

@@LARGO125 So supporting McDavid and Draisaitl is too much. You’d rather see them fail through no fault of their own.

[@LARGO125]

@@chaseorvis2828 I'm sure they'll be just fine on whatever team they end up on in the next 2 years. I now have questions on whether it'll be the Oilers. With the circus that'll follow the team this year now, I predict they'll take a massive step back from where they finished last year, Connor and Leon will realize their only chance at a cup is in a US market where they can avoid the chaos.

[@papahenry744]

RIP Oilers, idk anyone who'd be excited to have this cancer on their team...

[@Republica33]

Nailed it. This team is gunning for a Cup, and this black cloud will be a huge distraction.

[@LZed-g4k]

Great move! GoOilersGo!! The Cup will come back!!! 💪👏👏💪 ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@Squishysforbreakfast]

This move de-railed all the good momentum that was being made since the playoffs. Seems like this guy is Holland 2.0 at best with his GM moves.

[@LibDestroyer-nd7mi]

We dont tollerate diddlers here in edmonton alberta canada .. what the fk is wrong with this franchise .. horrible. Jackson wtf ..

[@MrHamstylez]

Brutal move Keith and hunter would of been wayyy better

[@tonyrodrigues9425]

Why😢

[@CT-qu6bh]

Should’ve hired Hunter or Gretzky. This guy is pretty much PC 2.0 and he’s going to destroy this team.

[@Republica33]

This puts a dark cloud over a team on a mission. How will they respond? Why do this? He's no Sam Pollock nor a Bill Torey nor a Glenn Sather. So disappointing.

[@Npial]

Bowman, Quenneville completely ignored what happened. Not sure you can call what they did a mistake. Cover-up and cover their butts might be a better way to describe the situation. How can you ignore sexual assault allegations and just move on as if nothing happened? They deserved to be suspended. They should be allowed to come back to hockey, but not in a position like this. ECHL would be better. Is this who we want dealing with Draisaitl? If I was Draisaitl I'd think twice about re-signing. He's buddies with Pastrnak, so maybe Boston would be a good fit for him. If it was me, I'd think twice about re-signing. Can Bowman be trusted? I agree that Dale Tallon was the main architect of the cup winners. I agree with the comments about Jeff Jackson. He was on a hot, hot streak. Now he has gone as cold as the middle of a January night. If I was an internal candidate like Keith Gretzky, I'd be major pissed off. Is there a connection between Bowman and Jackson? Quenneville going to be our next coach too?

[@blushingwillowtree6800]

So disappointed in this news!

[@xx_steezy_xx9496]

Awful. Why do these teams recycle trash Bowman Babcock Coach Q.. Just when they had a nice off season and Jaclson filled in nicely l,they do this

[@elephantrange]

Sens fan here. I'm honestly more boggled by this than anything the Sens have done over the past year, so I guess that's something. All I know is that I wouldn't go to a Sens game if this individual was anywhere near the franchise.

[@dannydub-u1y]

Embarrassed and so disappointed with this. From such an amazing off season to this announcement today. Jackson also said he didn’t speak to any of the players about this, or before he hired bowman. I’m worried if this will affect any players in signing (particularly re-signing) here now.

[@Zentrix-24]

No way, this calls for a boycott! My God is there no one better ?? Mark Hunter ??? or other ones ??

[@epichunter472]

Man we were having such a good offseason hopefully he’s just a media puppet and Jackson is still running the show

[@scout8424]

If you exclude the whole situation surrounding him, I still don’t want him. He has made many bad trades and signings. More then what Ken holland does

[@archangelgabriel5316]

Pretty much 45 year oiler fan, this was a bad hire......teetering on disowning my beloved oilers.

[@chaseorvis2828]

You can be a fan of the Oilers and not the gm… Same thing with a country, you can love Canada but hate the government/leaders.

[@LARGO125]

Well, fun while it lasted. I will NOT support a team that hires a r@pe accomplice. And I've been an Oilers fan since their 1st scf appearance in 1983.

[@LibDestroyer-nd7mi]

I'm with u 100 percent

[@Hexadecimal_QueenofChaos]

I was so excited about the next season and now I actively root against them. How could they destroy themselves so quickly and so badly I dont know but this is a travesty. FU OILERS FUFUFUFU

[@Vayner447]

Bowman turned a stanley cup winning team (that he inherited) into a team resembling the Oilers of the decade of darkness. This was with a 29 year old Toews and 27 year old Kane. Horrendous GM

[@madmat3940]

I think Jackson wants to truly put his stamp on the team. I trust that he has done his due diligence and wants a fresh perspective. Behind the scenes JJ will be very much involved. Don’t worry Oil Country. This won’t derail what we have going here. I see Draisatl signing in the next two weeks.

[@chaseorvis2828]

I’m not a fan of the signing but like you said, I’m sure they have way more information than us so all I can do is hope the Oilers can succeed.

[@romandawydiak4476]

The question that needs to be asked is what will be the actual role of Stan Bowman as the Oilers GM or will he have any real power to conduct trades and the signing of players to new contracts including future draft picks? Or, will all of the major decisions remain in the hands of Jeff Jackson? So, if the real power rests with JJ, then the role of the GM of the Oilers would have to be redefined since it would not fit into the traditional model of an NHL General Manager.

[@Jiordanios]

Love this move!

[@yourhouseprice]

You hired the wrong Bowman😅😅😅

[@robsnider7527]

I think we at least owe JJ the benefit of the doubt here, I mean he’s been pretty spot on so far. I would imagine leadership was consulted before making any decisions. Let’s see how it plays out.

[@jg6693]

I hate this franchise. Oil fan since the 80s. A diehard that gave them too much of my time, money and emotions. Garbage move by Jeff Jackson. Wish you well with the channel Patrick, as for the Oilers I'm out till Bowman is. If any big push back gets going I'll support that to get him out. Fingers crossed like Babcock his return fails.

[@Hexadecimal_QueenofChaos]

I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT SEASON NOW I ACTIVELY ROOT AGAINST THIS TEAM FU FUFUFUFU OILERS

[@Hexadecimal_QueenofChaos]

WHAT IN THE F.... I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT SEASON NOW I ACTIVELY ROOT AGAINST THIS TEAM FU FUFUFUFU OILERS

[@sukhjitsingh8269]

Oiler's do not deserve the cup after this move and happy Florida won the cup!

[@GoodMenstruationAttitude]

Dark Days Ahead

[@jeffalberto7415]

It'll come down to if he can resign 29 and 97 !

[@pohogaming]

R.I.P oilers

[@seemyworld1]

So much for all the positivity around the Oilers future. Horrible hire.

[@TheDeepShallow]

This is gross

[@elizabethcoleman7852]

No no no hire Bowman Aah this is like a policeman is unprofessional...and let back in force No no no get a new professional GM for Oilers Stat 🏒😇💒😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@jaybruce300]

At least they didn’t hire Mark Hunter

[@lmskiller]

I'm not to thrilled with this hiring. I haven't heard that anyone is happy with it. If he wins this year is anyone going to say that he was the the builder of the team? I guess we will see what he does with Broberg, Holloway, Draisaitl and McDavid. If they do win this year, I think Jeff Jackson should take most of the credit. I also hope they talked to most of the players before hiring Stan to make sure there wasn't going to be a back lash from the players on this situation.

[@chaseorvis2828]

I agree Pat, not happy with his behavior, but putting that aside, he inherited a great team and kept if good for a couple years, but then the team tanked. Bad trades and contracts towards the end that could put the team back into a pit. I heard Jackson said he liked his views/aspiration that he would put forth for the team, but actions and words are totally different. He would have liked to win a cup with Chicago every year, but made some dud trades near the end.

[@PrositronMcHappy]

Really, u sounded so thrilled getting to the point of today's funeral. lol

[@yelling3874]

0:40 Thank god 2 Mutts nailed it, because nobody involved in this decision did.

[@curtislupaschuk901]

Lol I think Jeff is still going to pull all the strings

[@randybegon3191]

may as well have rehired chirelli at least we know whats coming trade away assets until you build another last place team

[@yourhouseprice]

I bet Leon D. Walks

[@billmills9991]

Interesting I guess we will see. Hope he will blend in and not be a regret for Jackson. Thanks for your update Patrick 👍

[@hughjass1044]

BOOO!!! First dumb move by Jeff Jackson.

[@schwamieboy1]

oh man all the muffin and puffin

[@JM-sp2iu]

Very disappointed, im out. Ill support the team if hes fired but if they push forward ill pick a different team.

[@neilchamberlain2731]

Hi Patrick, I agree not thrilled with this. But time will tell I guess.

[@chaseorvis2828]

I agree, I’m not happy but I want him to succeed cause I love the team. Just because we love the team doesn’t mean we have to support the gm!

[@xiaosin]

Don't really care who the GM is. It only matters if Draistile and McDavid will be resigning under Bowman.

[@SanchezKirby]

When Leon signs 8ys and all this will change lol as Holland gone we don’t live in 2008 hope anymore.. maybe 2010-13 and 15 dynasty dream 😆 but bowman didn’t built 2010 hawks roster

[@jorgealbertomolina1]

Why are oilers fans so negative. He won 3 Stanley cups and experience. I trust Jackson

[@chaseorvis2828]

Because of his past actions. I don’t think he’s the right pick, but I love the team and and cheer for the crest, not the front office. The people saying they’ll never watch a game again or whatever aren’t even diehard fans and probably watch 20 regular season games max a year.

[@waxedjade8641]

Bowman should never be allowed to be in pro sports ever again, bad move , very bad.

[@TheOptimus212]

This actually blows.

[@walkerholiday9631]

Sooo happy the Oilers lost. This is a franchise comprised of scumbags.

[@andrewward4246]

not a fan of this move. JJ lost all the good will he earned

[@richardstone9050]

Not impressed Patrick we need some more better and I hope our players better stay safe and our young ones too not good

[@darcyseguin8396]

Not happy with decision

[@shellychubb138]

Not happy. Bad move

[@kwik881]

poor choice

[@loopdog9598]

Feels like the perfect fit for what the Oilers like to do.

[@joelpollock7980]

He's not a good man

[@CrAyOn_PoP_fOrEvEr]

WOW...

[@nskr160]

Jeff Jackson says this is the guy, who are we to say otherwise. Jackson has been perfect in his decisions so far.

[@davidkaliczak9373]

Was listening to Joaquin Gage and Dustin Nielson about Bowman and was thinking about their thoughts. They have an opinion like I have plus many others people do. This is great having all this information about building a Stanly Cup winner but I don't know what are behind the scenes. Situations thro out the season of hockey have many turns and bumps. Edmonton has a great core of players with some great additions, it's going to be another great season. Let's go Oilers

[@davepolovy-slavaukraini4015]

Yuck

[@davidkaliczak9373]

Well I'm not sure about this call either BUT I think he will do fine . Look back to Evander coming to Edmonton and what has happened to date. I have to give Stan the same chance. I to thought Keith could have been a good choice but Jeff has a plan and so so he has my support.

[@wjc780114]

Makes me wonder if Oilers might hire Brad Aldrich next.

[@hien7801]

Put the past aside guy give him a change head back to the NHL. i think he's a good GM.

[@MikeHarvey-ol7xr]

Good at taking credit for Tallon's work.

[@JimBuffalo]

???

[@OilFan702]

All I care about is winning the cup. Hopefully he can help us do it.

[@MikeHarvey-ol7xr]

Tallon won't be doing all the heavy lifting for him this time. Enjoy the clownshow.

[@rykerlelo4659]

I don't cheer for the GM, its the team on the ice that matters. I agree they probably could have selected someone else, but what is done is done. True oiler fans will still be oiler fans! Now let's go get that cup!

[@LARGO125]

Wrong.

[@chaseorvis2828]

Agree, you can love a team and crest and not the gm. People would rather see the team go under than succeed at this point.

[@chaseorvis2828]

@@LARGO125He’s wrong? So you think they made the correct choice for GM?

[@LARGO125]

@@chaseorvis2828 no, he's wrong that true Oilers fans will stay. I've been an Oilers fan since 1980. This is a bridge WAY too far. I'm done, I'm out.

[@gaboliva9594]

R@@@@@@pe